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Choral tours can be arranged to enable schools to take multiple or single choirs to take part in competitions or festivals around the world. We understand the difference between secular and sacred choral works and are well placed with schools and churches throughout Europe, USA, Australia and New Zealand. We are able to source clinicians in these countries who will ably assist your needs.

Student Horizons helped make it possible for us as tour leaders to provide our students with an experience that challenged them and exposed them to some of the most significant architecture, galleries, museums across Europe. As leaders we were able to travel with the confidence that having an organisation like Student Horizons behind you gives. An excellent tour for both students and staff.

The largest concentration of masterpieces is found in collections in America and Europe, so art history tours to New York and Chicago, or Paris, Italy and London present the perfect opportunity to promote a deeper analysis of pivotal works of art.

Rugby tours to Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom are popular, as these regions share enthusiasm for the sport and offer an array of development opportunities. Rugby tours to the United States, Argentina, Chile and Canada are also very well regarded with standards of rugby increasing every year in these regions.

If you’re planning a tour for your Performing Arts students, the US and London provide the perfect backdrop for your overseas development tour. Explore Shakespearean theatre in London and Stratford-upon-Avon, and catch a play or musical on London’s West End.

The entire tour was an absolute success. The real strength was not in the individual activities/workshops but in their overall range. Students all got something different from each of the workshops but overall had a positive experience at each. The performances and school exchanges were obvious highlights for the students.

When it comes to rugby league tours, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and The Pacific are the four most popular destinations. Travel to Australia or New Zealand on a rugby league tour and, given the prevalence of the sport, your players will benefit from the right level of coaching and fixtures to suit your team.

Travelling to the UK on an English tour is the ultimate immersion experience for students and teachers interested in Shakespeare and English literature. Opportunities abound for literary walking tours, and Stratford-upon-Avon brings Shakespeare’s hometown to life with live costumed performances and workshops at his birthplace.

Whether you’re planning to tour with your small string ensemble or your massive symphony orchestra, we understand the special difficulties of transporting violins, violas inside aircraft, especially on long haul trips.

Football is played virtually everywhere! This means that choosing where to travel on a football tour can be a very tough decision. Given Europe’s fervour for the sport, a football tour to this region is certainly one of the most engaging and inspiring options around.

If you are aspiring to spark your students’ vision for the future, encourage them to discover the real-life applications of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics through an overseas STEM Tour.

We understand the compilation of jazz bands and the special consideration which is needed. The mix of electronic and acoustic instruments and the added difficulty of transporting or sourcing keyboards, guitars, amplifiers and drum kits.

Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom are all excellent territory for netball tours. A netball tour to Australia or New Zealand is a convenient option that will enhance team bonding and help grow skills – while giving players the opportunity to engage in a little trans-Tasman rivalry.

We understand that the concert band forms the core of a school’s band program. We know that these large bands are often multi-aged and need to use the full range of woodwind and brass instruments. Our experience with transporting such instruments is second to none.

If you are looking to organise an unforgettable basketball tour the United States cannot be beaten. Not only are Americans fanatical about the sport, it is passionately played in schools nationwide and the United States is home to some of the world’s most famous basketball clubs.

Whether you are interested in offering your students opportunities to view and discuss major works of contemporary art in situ, or provide the space for making art in an exciting new environment, a visual arts tour will be a source of new inspiration for your students.

Student Horizons understands that sometimes schools wish to take ensembles such as choirs, concert bands and string orchestras together to an international festival, or even to experience music making in another part of the world.

Provide opportunities for your students to discover what's behind textbook theory by taking them out of the classroom and across the globe to experience the enticing complexity of the real world of business.

Why not get together with the rugby coach, or the netball coach as St Mary’s Ipswich Queensland did with the choir director and create a tour for the choir and netball team? We were able to tailor that tour to suit the needs of both groups travelling. With the larger numbers though, the cost was significantly reduced.

Cricket is a sport that is renowned with touring and Student Horizons is able to organise extraordinary tours to all of the key cricketing nations.

Whether it is travelling to the sunny, dust swept Sri Lankan pitches or venturing out to the vast open spaces of Australia or South Africa, a cricket tour will engage players and enhance skills remarkably.

A worldwide emphasis on preserving sites of historical significance in the 20th century has created a rich arena for exploring major events from the modern era. As a history teacher, you will reinforce classroom learnings and draw meaningful links to the national curriculum with a tour to Europe, the US, or Asia.

There are few tourism destinations in New Zealand that can boast the reputation that Queenstown has built for itself. People both in NZ and around the globe know of the town and its many exciting adventure activities.

Spark students’ creativity while encouraging a critical appreciation and contextual understanding of international design in premium destinations for architecture and digital technologies such as NYC, Dubai, Singapore and the UK.

Student Horizons provides sports tours for schools, clubs and universities and we take pride in matching the ability of the touring team with the host team, ensuring close, competitive fixtures. For some touring parties, sports tournaments are an ideal way of complementing the individual fixtures we organise for you.

Jake Millar and Google visit were excellent additions that were only made possible through the connections made by Student Horizons. Great experience for both students and staff. I think that the tour certainly achieved the goal of opening students eyes to the potential beyond our shores as well as providing a memorable [tour]!

Head of Department
Cavendish Road State High School
USA Opportunity Tour

Invite your students to evaluate their perceptions of other cultural and geographical environments in the real-life context. An overseas geography tour promotes a legitimate understanding of different cultures and environments, teaches students to embrace new perspectives and practice field work while exploring the challenging geographical issues changing our world.

Student Horizons provides first class touring experiences for any sport code, whether it be tennis, squash, athletics, cross country running, Ultimate frisbee, volleyball, touch rugby or any other sport for that matter.

As globalisation expands in the 21st century, learning a second language has never been more important for a student’s career path and personal development. Language immersion promotes greater retention of vocabulary and comprehension, while introducing students to the relevant culture and increasing interest in the language.

Do you want to introduce your students to the top academic institutions in the world and raise their post-graduate aspirations? Visit some of the most prestigious universities in the United States and the United Kingdom, such as Princeton, Columbia, MIT, Harvard, Stanford, Oxford, and Cambridge.